telomere
telomere
Definition
telo·mere (tel′ə mir′)
telomere
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- shortening: However, telomere shortening cannot be the only mechanism involved in aging at the cellular level.
- length: This new study looked at telomere length in families from northern Belgium.
- maintenance: Telomere maintenance is essential for tumor cells to by-pass replicative senescence and become immortal.
- dysfunction: Recent evidence suggests that defects in DNA maintenance pathways and telomere dysfunction promote genomic instability and drives development of the disease.
- erosion: One of the current models suggests that during the early stages of cancer telomere erosion leads to short dysfunctional telomeres.
- dynamics: Rather, socio-economic status appears to have an impact on telomere dynamics.
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